Peace Dollar Facts and Fun

The U.S. coin that has become known as the Peace Dollar has an interesting, and somewhat, checkered history. There has been controversy, indecision, bad choices, last minute changes and probably a little back alley politics as well. We'll never no the full story on some things, right?

But for me the Peace Dollar is special. The design is beautiful, if not well carried out that's not the designers fault. It was produced at a time in U.S. history that spoke of high times, alcohol prohibition, Babe Ruth, gangsters and, at the end, of overwhelming poverty and loss when the Great Depression came.

Here you'll find several articles on the history, production and controversy surrounding the silver Peace Dollar and others on coin collecting in general.